Mannequin in viral video slams teams who doctored it for politics

PETALING JAYA: A mannequin whose TikTok video clip was utilized by unknown people to look as if it was a part of an MIC election marketing campaign has hit out at them for ruining her repute.

Gayathri Moorthi, who has been a mannequin and native drama actress for the final 15 years, mentioned it was unbecoming of them to show her video clip made for the Ugadi (Telegu new 12 months) competition a number of months in the past right into a political marketing campaign.

“I don’t belong to any political get together and don’t wish to be a member of 1. I’m knowledgeable mannequin and actress and nobody ought to physician my TikTok video clips for nefarious actions resembling this.

“I additionally don’t discover the clip to be sensual as claimed,” she instructed FMT.

Gayathri mentioned the perpetrators have tarnished her repute and have unnecessarily dragged her into politics.

She mentioned her skilled credentials embrace profitable one of the best supporting actress class within the 2019 Astro Telemovie Awards, and she or he was additionally the primary Malaysian mannequin to look in an commercial in India.

Yesterday, MIC disassociated itself from the viral clip exhibiting Gayathri in a saree dancing to a track, with the MIC brand on the high and one other two asking individuals to vote for Barisan Nasional.

MIC president SA Vigneswaran mentioned Gayathri, deemed attractive by some social media customers, was not an MIC member.

Within the unique 60-second video clip, Gayathri, utilizing the deal with @gayathrimoorthioficial4, is clad in a saree dancing to a preferred track with an identical beat.